BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 15. During the
interactive dialogue with the United Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights at the 3C of the UNGA, Azerbaijan shared its firm
conviction that all human rights, including civil, political,
economic, social and cultural rights, as well as the right to
development, are interdependent and mutually reinforcing.
This is stated in a statement by the Permanent Mission of
Azerbaijan to the UN.
It was highlighted that the recovery efforts of Azerbaijan in
the post-conflict period are seriously hampered by the widespread
presence of landmines and other explosive devices, killing and
injuring civilians. The statement also stressed that the issue of
over 4000 persons registered as missing due to the former conflict
remained an outstanding humanitarian problem.
Azerbaijan called on the UN human rights mechanisms and the
OHCHR to keep these grave human rights concerns, which affect
thousands of people, high on the agenda, to raise them
appropriately with the relevant authorities, and to urge meaningful
cooperation.
